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The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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All posts by tjscott0Shrewdness 2
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Re: Can't the US Make Anything Anymore?
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks307/21/26
Can't the US Make Anything Anymore?
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks107/17/26
Re: Vanguard Warns Investors
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks107/09/26
Re: Vanguard Warns Investors
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks107/09/26
Vanguard Warns Investors
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks607/09/26
The US K Economy
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-07/08/26
Re: Trend change: U.S. economic policy
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-07/08/26
Re: Not only cars
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks106/24/26
Key to EV Transition is AFFORDABILITY
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-05/24/26
Proposed H-1B Reform
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-05/24/26
Bengen: ‘Inflation Is Greatest Enemy of Retirees
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks205/23/26
A Future 1929 Depression is Very Unlikely 2 Occur
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks105/23/26
7 Undervalued Stocks That Crushed Q1 Earnings
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks305/23/26
OT:Secret Israeli Bases in Iraq
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks405/22/26
Re: AI Tarpits
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks304/24/26
Re: No more affordable cars
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-04/16/26
Income Inequality & AI
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks404/08/26
Americans R Vulnerable to Iran War Volitility
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks404/08/26
Re: TACO, TACO, TACO
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks1104/08/26
Re: OT: When eye contradict propaganda
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks1603/16/26
Re: How Iran conflict can impact U.S. economy
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-03/06/26
Re: How Iran conflict can impact U.S. economy
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-03/06/26
How is the Iran Intervention Going?
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks903/06/26
OT:Ice-Eagle County Colorado-Vietnam War Memory
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks602/26/26
Nearly the Entire 4th Quarter GDP was AI Related
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks102/26/26
California-Alleges Amazon Price-fixing Conspiracy
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks102/26/26
Stock Market Concentration-Good? Bad?NotImpo
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-02/25/26
Re: Looming Taiwan chip disaster
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks302/25/26
Canada’s Chinese EV Deal Doesn’t End With Imports
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks602/11/26
US Attempting 2 Create Critical MineralsTradeBlock
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-02/05/26
Another Fail in US Weapon Platform Procurement
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks302/05/26
Re: India Kisses the Ring
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-02/03/26
India Kisses the Ring
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-02/03/26
Re: EU-India Mother of Trade Deals
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks301/29/26
Re: Record debt threatens growth
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks801/27/26
Re: Record debt threatens growth
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-01/27/26
China Doubles the Number of Chargers
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-01/22/26
Does AI Endanger Internet Business Model?
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks401/22/26
Vanguard 10 Year Forecast
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks501/18/26
Vanguard splits into 2 Entities
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks701/18/26
Re: The new hotness
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-01/15/26
Autonomous Driving-Tesla Look Out
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks412/30/25
Re: I have a silver coin. Sell me a barrel of oil
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks112/28/25
Re: Planned Obsolescence
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks112/25/25
Re: In case you haven't noticed
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks112/24/25
Affordability Crisis?
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks112/23/25
European Nations have to Rise Retirement Ages
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-12/23/25
Electricity is the AI Bottleneck
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-12/23/25
Re: Dept of War-Risks of alien power mongers
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks112/23/25
Re: Farley admits reality, mostly
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-12/20/25
Re: Farley admits reality, mostly
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks112/20/25
Re: Increased Screwing of Working Class by Banks
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks112/20/25
Re: Farley admits reality, mostly
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-12/20/25
Re: Farley admits reality, mostly
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks312/18/25
Increased Screwing of Working Class by Banks
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks112/17/25
Re: Farley admits reality, mostly
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks412/17/25
2025 China Loses 240 Million Workers
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-12/10/25
Re: Overmatched: the U.S. military
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-12/10/25
Re: Overmatched: the U.S. military
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-12/09/25
Re: Overmatched: the U.S. military
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks112/09/25
Re: automotive supply chain implosion coming?
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks112/06/25
EUians to Pay for Reduced Pricing within USA?
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks212/03/25
Re: bad news for "knowledge" workers
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-11/26/25
Bringing Up the R Word [Recession]
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks911/25/25
China Begins Mass Production of Hypersonic Missile
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks211/25/25
Impact of Drone Technology on US Dense Spending
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks511/25/25
VW 2 Build EVs in China
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-11/25/25
Zelensky Willing To Negotiate on Trump’s PeacePlan
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-11/21/25
Trump Buys Boeing Bonds while awarding ItContracts
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks311/21/25
Re: China Export EV Price Mark Up
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks111/17/25
China Export EV Price Mark Up
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-11/17/25
China Domination OF EV Technology
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks711/15/25
Re: Big Tech needs $1.5 trillion to fund the AI boom
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-11/14/25
Re: Uh O Another Socialist Mayor Elected
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-11/14/25
Re: Big Tech needs $1.5 trillion to fund the AI boom
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks311/14/25
Re: Michael Blurry of Big Short Fame Quits
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks211/14/25
Big Tech needs $1.5 trillion to fund the AI boom
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-11/13/25
Michael Blurry of Big Short Fame Quits
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks211/13/25
Uh O Another Socialist Mayor Elected
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks111/13/25
New Proposed Military Bases in ME
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks611/11/25
Re: AI+TBTF/IS AI Bailout 2 Wealthy Coming?
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks111/07/25
Re: AI+TBTF/IS AI Bailout 2 Wealthy Coming?
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-11/06/25
AI+TBTF/IS AI Bailout 2 Wealthy Coming?
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks811/06/25
Re: BYD Predicts Massive Brand Wipeout in China
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-11/06/25
BYD Predicts Massive Brand Wipeout in China
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks111/03/25
Re: can't pay a penny for a thought
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-11/03/25
Re: What is the cost of missile, etc. fired on Ukraine
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks711/02/25
Re: Can the Wealthy & Well Off Drive the US Econom
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks410/31/25
Does AI+Peak Professional Class Employment?
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks310/30/25
Canada May Remove 100%Tariff On Chinese Made EVs
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks410/30/25
Re: Rapid Transformation of China's Economy
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks410/30/25
Rapid Transformation of China's Economy
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks210/29/25
Corporate Capitalism Perverted Progress
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks510/29/25
Re: The Great Freeze
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-10/29/25
Re: Worldwide Inequality=Distrust Institutions/Gov&apo
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks410/28/25
THE AI Existential Threat
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks210/26/25
Worldwide Inequality=Distrust Institutions/Gov&apo
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-10/26/25
Re: Can the Wealthy & Well Off Drive the US Econom
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks610/25/25
Can the Wealthy & Well Off Drive the US Econom
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks210/22/25
New India-US Trade Deal Will Slash Tariffs
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-10/22/25
Re: Time 4 USA to Build Rare Earth Processing Plants_Q
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-10/22/25
GM & EVs
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks110/21/25
China Kicking *ss in Battery Tech
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks310/21/25
Re: Time 4 USA to Build Rare Earth Processing Plants_Q
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-10/20/25
Time 4 USA to Build Rare Earth Processing Plants_Q
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-10/20/25
Re: Witnessing the end of Europe's welfare state_
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks210/20/25
Re: Witnessing the end of Europe's welfare state_
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks310/20/25
Re: OT: A little levity
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks110/18/25
Re: Are we missing the boat with cars?
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-10/16/25
Re: Stocks take a hit
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-10/16/25
Re: Stocks take a hit
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-10/15/25
Hybrid-Electric Aircraft?
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks510/12/25
Re: F/A-XX - What your bucks are buying
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks210/08/25
Re: F/A-XX - What your bucks are buying
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks110/08/25
Re: F/A-XX - What your bucks are buying
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks110/08/25
Re: Business leaders afraid of Trump
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks209/21/25
Re: US halting some weopon sales to Europe
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-09/20/25
Re: US halting some weopon sales to Europe
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks409/20/25
Corporate Response to 9/11
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-09/12/25
Perceived Importance of College Hits Record Low 35
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-09/12/25
CPI & Fed Cut Prediction
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks109/12/25
Re: Inflation is dropping on the chart
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks409/12/25
Accelerating National Debt-Not Just US Problem
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks209/09/25
The Renewed Bid to End Quarterly Earnings Reports
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks209/09/25
Re: The changing winds of war
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-09/03/25
Re: The changing winds of war
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks109/01/25
Re: The changing winds of war
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks109/01/25
Re: OT: Ukraine and Russia
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-08/27/25
Re: OT: Ukraine and Russia
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks208/24/25
Re: OT: Ukraine and Russia
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-08/22/25
Re: OT: Ukraine and Russia
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-08/22/25
Re: OT: Ukraine and Russia
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-08/22/25
Re: OT: Ukraine and Russia
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks108/22/25
Re: OT: Ukraine and Russia
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks108/22/25
Re: OT: Ukraine and Russia
tjscott0Macroeconomic Trends & Risks-08/22/25



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